In July 1917, when the Provisional Government issued a warrant for his arrest, Lenin fled from Petrograd; later that year, The October Revolution swept him to supreme power. In the short intervening period he spent in Finland, he wrote his impassioned, never-completed master work on The State and Revolution ... This powerfully argued book offers both the rationale for the new regime and a wealth of insights into Leninist politics. It was here that Lenin justified his personal interpretation of Marxism, savaged his opponents and set out his trenchant views on class conflict, the lessons of earlier revolutions, the dismantling of the bourgeois state and the replacement of capitalism by the, dictatorship of the proletariat. The result, as Robert Service suggests in his stimulating Introduction, is 'a choral ode to action, intolerance, combat and collectivism, the anthem of Bolshevism in its revolutionary era'. Immediately established as a standard text, it was selectively cited by leaders from Stalin to Gorbachev in support of programmes which differed in important ways. As both historical document and political statement, its importance can hardly be exaggerated.

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Vladimir Lenin was born in 1870 and was one of the most influential people of the 20th century. He became a Russian revolutionary, a communist politician, the principal leader of the October Revolution, the first head of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic and, from 1922, the first de facto leader of the Soviet Union.

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Book Description Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 1993. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Revised ed. 192 x 128 mm. Language: English Brand New Book. In July 1917, when the Provisional Government issued a warrant for his arrest, Lenin fled from Petrograd; later that year, the October Revolution swept him to supreme power. In the short intervening period he spent in Finland, he wrote his impassioned, never-completed masterwork The State and Revolution . This powerfully argued book offers both the rationale for the new regime and a wealth of insights into Leninist politics. It was here that Lenin justified his personal interpretation of Marxism, savaged his opponents and set out his trenchant views on class conflict, the lessons of earlier revolutions, the dismantling of the bourgeois state and the replacement of capitalism by the dictatorship of the proletariat. As both historical document and political statement, its importance can hardly be exaggerated. This title is translated and edited with an introduction by Robert Service. Bookseller Inventory # AAC9780140184358

Book Description Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 1993. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Revised ed. 192 x 128 mm. Language: English Brand New Book. In July 1917, when the Provisional Government issued a warrant for his arrest, Lenin fled from Petrograd; later that year, the October Revolution swept him to supreme power. In the short intervening period he spent in Finland, he wrote his impassioned, never-completed masterwork The State and Revolution . This powerfully argued book offers both the rationale for the new regime and a wealth of insights into Leninist politics. It was here that Lenin justified his personal interpretation of Marxism, savaged his opponents and set out his trenchant views on class conflict, the lessons of earlier revolutions, the dismantling of the bourgeois state and the replacement of capitalism by the dictatorship of the proletariat. As both historical document and political statement, its importance can hardly be exaggerated. This title is translated and edited with an introduction by Robert Service. Bookseller Inventory # AAC9780140184358

Book Description Penguin Classics, 1993. Book Condition: New. Brand New, Unread Copy in Perfect Condition. A+ Customer Service! Summary: This introduction covers the writing of The State and Revolution, the 1927 revolution itself, Marxist influences on Lenin, what Lenin aimed to cover, the style of the book, the Bolshevik seizure of power, the furore over the books publication, its implications for general political theory, the book's fate from the 1920s to the 1960s and the book's influence today. Bookseller Inventory # ABE_book_new_014018435X

Book Description 1993. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 128mm x 12mm x 196mm. Paperback. This introduction covers the writing of The State and Revolution, the 1927 revolution itself, Marxist influences on Lenin, what Lenin aimed to cover, the style of the book, the Bolshevik s.Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. 192 pages. 0.154. Bookseller Inventory # 9780140184358